Yosuke Ideguchi is set to return to Celtic action today after picking up an ankle injury in the last Scottish Cup round against Alloa Athletic.
However, Josip Juranovic is unlikely to return to Celtic contention until the upcoming mid-week fixture against Bodo/Glimt in the UEFA Europa Conference League.
Ideguchi was on the receiving end of a shocking tackle from Mouhamed Niang vs Alloa, who was subsequently banned by the Scottish FA.
Thankfully his absence hasn’t been too prolonged, with Ange confirming he’s available today.
As quoted by The Scotsman, he said: “Yosuke Ideguchi is probably the only significant difference, he is fully training now and available for the game.
“Apart from the long-term ones, Josip Juranovic will probably not be (ready) for Sunday but will be fine for midweek.”
It’d be great to get another glimpse of Ideguchi against Raith Rovers. He hasn’t really had a proper opportunity to show what he’s all about a start today would please supporters.
Meanwhile, Ange has also confirmed Christopher Jullien will be part of his squad today but as of Friday hadn’t decided whether that would be in the starting eleven or on the bench.
It is likely to be a much-rotated team regardless against the lower-league side, with enough quality to take no chances and get the job done, of course.
In other news, “I’ve kept in contact with him”; What Rodgers told Ange during Celtic Park visit.
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